| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |